Wednesday, October 26, 2011

PAST: Here's a great list of more Free Arts & Culture events from CultureCapital.com for this SAT, July 14th & SUN, July 15th

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Here are some more free arts and culture events thanks to CultureCapital.coma program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, linking you to the Metro DC's vibrant arts community.  Please be sure to click through for more info about the event and location details. You can also find lots more upcoming free events and exhibitions on view in the DC metro area on the customized Inside-Out page on their site designed especially for fans of Free in DC!

Saturday, July 14th


Lunchtime - Film Screening
1940: America Goes to the Movies series
12:00pm - 1:45pm
An all-star cast including Humphrey Bogart, appear in They Drive By Night, a melodrama about two brothers battling corruption in the interstate trucking business.
National Archives
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial


Spoken Word and Open Mic Event
Words Beats & Life: The Poetics of Place
1:00pm
D.C.-based organization Words Beats & Life comes to the Corcoran! The first half of this event features spoken-word artists who "paint verbal pictures of the uncommon beauty of the places they find themselves." Followed by an open mic, sign up early if you want to perform.
Corcoran Gallery of Art


Metro: Farragut West


Artist Talk
Artist Talk for Awning Studies: Marvin Gaye Park
3:00pm
Presented by Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) A reception and artist talk will take place at the Marvin Gaye Park Recreation Center. See event link above for more info.
Marvin Gaye Park
NE Division Av & NE Fitch Pl (map)
Metro: Benning Rd and take a taxi or bus 

Chamber Concert
The United States Chamber Orchestra Summer Concert Series II
7:30pm
The United States Marine Chamber Orchestra performs a free concert.Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at NVCC, Alexandria Campus
Metro: Ballston and take the 25A bus, or see metro trip-planner for best access from where you are coming from


Sunday, July 15th


Afternoon - Art Lecture
The American Century, 1900–- 2000: Robert Henri, "Art Cannot be Separated from Life"
2:00pm
Talk given by Wilford W. Scott, staff lecturer, NGA
National Gallery of Art
East Building Concourse, Auditorium
Metro: Judiciary Sq


Afternoon - Literary Reading
Sunday Open Door Readings: 07/15/12
4:00pm
Multi-award winning journalist and author Charlene Smith - best known as Nelson Mandela's biographer - reads from her book Mandela and America.
The Writer's Center
Metro: Bethesda, the elevator exit is closest

Early Evening - Artist Talk & Closing Reception
Loose Ends Exhibition: Artist Talk
5:00pm
Curated by Deborah Anzinger, Loose Ends showcases the most recent works of the five artists in Sparkplug, DCAC's art collective. Click link above to read more. DCAC (DC Arts Center)
in Adams Morgan
Metro: Woodley Park and walk over the bridge or take the Circulator bus to Adams Mill

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